One Cheese to Rule Them All

A tour de force of 100 of the best cheeses in the world - part handbook, part travel guide and part food odyssey.

100 cheeses from around the world. Decades of prize-winners. Two World Cheese Awards judges to guide you.

Which is the ONE CHEESE TO RULE THEM ALL? You decide.

Are you a Comte connoisseur or does your heart belong to Rogue River Blue? Can you tell your Brie from your Camembert? Can you name an award-winning Indian cheese and would you recognise a cheese iron? If you take your cheese seriously then this is the companion you need to live your best cheese life. World Cheese Awards judges Patrick McGuigan and Carlos Yescas have a wealth of knowledge garnered from years of travelling and tasting. One Cheese to Rule Them All is a distillation of that experience through 100 cheese profiles that have won awards over the years, offering charming geekery against a backdrop of the people, places and history that define these world-class cheeses.

You'll learn how cheese is made, what to drink with each cheese, its World Cheese Awards status, its texture and taste, and lots more to help you choose your cheese more wisely and enjoy it even more.

Expect fascinating stories and stats, and an odyssey through the delicious world of cheese to discover the ONE cheese to rule them all. It's the perfect gift for foodies, cheese lovers and dinner-party hosts!

About the Authors

Patrick is a freelance food journalist and cheese writer who contributes to media including the Telegraph, The Sunday Times and delicious among many others and has appeared on BBC Radio 4's The Food Programme. He has judged at the World Cheese Awards since 2010 and is a member of the Guild des Fromagers, and teaches cheese courses at the Guild of Fine Food and Academy of Cheese. He also works for Cheese Journeys, a travel company that takes guests on epic food trips around the UK, France, Switzerland, Italy and the Netherlands. He is the author of The Philosophy of Cheese and The Cheese Life, with Mathew Carver.

Carlos Yescas has been a diplomat, professor and United Nations expert, and still juggles a number of jobs, including anti-poverty campaigner, cheese culture researcher and travel guide. He leads cheese tours in Europe and Latin America with his company Cheese Spelunker Tours. Born in Mexico, Yescas also sells Mexican cheeses with his company Lactography and is currently setting up a Latin American cheese expert network. His book, Quesos Mexicanos (Larousse, 2013) highlights some of the most important cheeses in Mexico. Carlos is an international cheese expert and has judged at the World Cheese Awards since 2009.